Stereotypes Should Be Discussed, Not Sanctioned
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Richard Kuper
JVL Introduction
The authors stress the counter-productive nature of a culture of thought control.
Surveilling, investigating and sanctioning members for deviant expressions may make for racy headlines; it does nothing to reduce antisemitism.
But where it is criticism of Israel that is challenged it does a lot to violate the right to free speech.
This article was originally published by Verso on Fri 19 Jul 2019. Read the original here.
Stereotypes Should Be Discussed, Not Sanctioned
Over the course of the ‘Labour antisemitism’ controversy that has raged over the past few years, the party’s readiness to sanction or expel members who have expressed ‘anti-Jewish’ stereotypes has become the litmus test of its commitment to combating antisemitism. But, what are stereotypes, and are all stereotypes instances of animus towards the group in question?
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While the bloody media and Blairite doom gang haress defame and threaten Jeremy Corbyn, the legendary anti racisim anti war anti austerity comrade and our great friend, the far right fascists are being empowered by the same evil nuts who are bullying and smearing us. The more they attack us the stronger we become.
A very good article.